The Widow's Might
Jesus' teaching about the value of the poor widow's offering to the Temple both praises her generosity and laments the unjust religious and social system of which she is a part. The author finds this double-edged truth relevant in the way the United States relates to poor countries like Af...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
[2004]
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| In: |
Journal of religion and health
Year: 2004, Volume: 43, Issue: 2, Pages: 123-126 |
| Further subjects: | B
Widow
B Afghanistan B Poverty B mite B Power |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) |
| Summary: | Jesus' teaching about the value of the poor widow's offering to the Temple both praises her generosity and laments the unjust religious and social system of which she is a part. The author finds this double-edged truth relevant in the way the United States relates to poor countries like Afghanistan. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-6571 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1023/B:JORH.0000022397.85038.d8 |